So, risking slipped vertebral discs and other injuries, I lugged the "Dark Blue Dustbin" out again last night. (EDIT; I forgot, for most of you that would be a "Big Blue Trashcan" but that's just not as alliterative as the British "Dustbin") I'm running two rigs at the same time right now an decided after last night its only going to be one at a time. (At least on work nights!)
Anyway, didn't go too bad all in, tracking was only mediocre. But I got an image which is, at my stage of newbyism, a bonus. I had to plug the dustbin and a dew heater into the one power source and it died while I was sleeping so the planned 5 hours ended up just short of 4.
To be honest I'm a bit ambivalent about it. But then I suppose for a 20 year old
SCT, on a wedge, with a 9 year old
DSLR it could be worse. I do think it could be better processed and may give it another go. I also want to try to add some
Ha to it and maybe some more
RGB time. We'll see.
So;
8" LX200 GPS on a Wedge
EOS1100D
Ha mod
Guided in PHD2
75 X 180s ISO800
Stacked
APP, processed in
StarTools
Scope: Skywatcher Evostar 80ED (SW 0.85 FR/FF) on a SW NEQ6Pro
Guiding; SW Evoguide 50ED, ASI 120mm mini
Meade 8" LX200 GPS on wedge (Guided with a cheapo 50mm guidescope and a ZWO ASI 120mm mini)
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (with dedicated 0.8 reducer) with wiliam Optics 32mm uniguide
Camera: ASI2600MC pro. QHY 163M with ZWO 7nm NB filters, Canon EOS700D astro mod
Secondary mount: Skywatcher StarAdventurer
My Astrobin
https://www.astrobin.com/users/mackiedlm/
